Alaska Journal

Covering the entire state of Alaska, we break the news that matters to business.

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@WellGetIt6mont1 @HomerSpits @adndotcom For the Journal, we are hosted on an open-source platform that predates the acquisition by ADN. It is unfortunately outdated and the Facebook comment widget is no longer supported. That means we can't moderate individual comments and we had to make the decision to disable it.

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“We know in our minds that it will pass but it doesn’t bring much comfort at the moment,” said the CEO of Alaska's largest oil producer.

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Officials are hopeful having the environmental review complete will attract investors who won't have to shoulder the massive cost borne over the past several years by the major Slope producers and the state.

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"What product would you invent?”

“I want to invent a saliva bank.”

“A what?”

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We proudly present the 2020 Top Forty Under 40. https://t.co/6l9wN1n4yE

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Another irreverent take from @mesarahjb, this time on civic engagement: 'Apparently, my fellow jurors were all treated with reverence on a semi-regular basis. Many were blatantly ignoring the judge and scrolling through their phones.' https://t.co/6CFf4tV42i

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In 2019 results reported Tuesday morning, @COP_Alaska spending on capital projects exceeded its net income for the state. https://t.co/Z5eRPHIr1T

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Spending on earthquake repairs and Defense Dept. projects will recede in 2020, but a jump in oil industry activity will pick up some of the slack https://t.co/yPOHSyet1F

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Weighing in at a hefty 9.5 million lbs, @DoyonLimited Rig 26 is about to revolutionize drilling on the North Slope for @COP_Alaska https://t.co/nH0fYKYVLa

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While @GovDunleavy's choice for the coming year to propose a budget funded from savings accounts rather than balanced through drastic cuts is 180 degrees from his approach last year, the message to the public and the Legislature is the same #akleg #akgov https://t.co/wkChHsB3Af

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The budget for fiscal year 2021 has been released by @GovDunleavy. It relies on the Constitutional Budget Reserve to fill the gap between govt spending/PFDs and revenue from oil/Permanent Fund. https://t.co/f3UPiKPt7P

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Gov. Dunleavy said his administration has “an idea of what Alaskans are willing to tolerate and what they aren’t,” which should help get the 2020 session off to a more productive start. https://t.co/WvD0gTze11

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The Speaker of the House admonishing more than 100 of the most engaged and educated stakeholders from @alaskachamber to “be more informed” while simultaneously distorting their collective position did not go over well. #akleg https://t.co/hKIAVYc430

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Through the third quarter, @COP_Alaska has spent $1.2 billion in Alaska compared to $1.07 billion in net income.
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Long impeded by the cost of pipelines either to Canada or Cook Inlet, the latest effort to monetize North Slope gas would have neither. https://t.co/wwIsHJ9TeG

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Sanctions on Iran and contaminated Russian crude have pushed Alaska North Slope oil prices well past the worldwide Brent index during the past year. https://t.co/ugoAXgTaBP

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@MelissaSturgis7 The full name of AGDC is Alaska Gasline Development Corporation. This does not refer to what goes in your car.

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Asst. AG Cori Mills told legislators the administration believes the forward funding of education passed last year would be legal if it called for a transfer on June 30, the last day of the current fiscal year, instead of July 1, the start of the next. https://t.co/6ht5iEE0fh

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The North Slope saw a big jump in production from @COP_Alaska in the first quarter of 2019. https://t.co/bzvJFOpD6X

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The Alaska Public Offices Commission dealt a mortal blow to disclosure in the aftermath of the Ballot Measure 1 battle last fall. https://t.co/Y629sUk97y